To avoid any inevitable slowdowns it is HIGHLY recommended that you send in a list.

Should you miss your time slot and there is no list present you will be allowed to make up your pick at the end of the round whenever you get a chance.

You are allowed to pick from ANY player in any league in the game, just realize that we are only drafting exactly 20 players so if you pick Ryan Strome then you can't send him to any junior league, you have to leave him in your main roster.

The game will be starting up pre-draft in NHL 12 so Nugent-Hopkins, Landeskog, etc. will be selected later on in a short entry draft.

AHL rosters will remain the same as they are in them game.

Trades

Trading of draft picks are allowed.

It is recommended that exchange the same number of picks, i.e. 2 picks for 2 picks or 3 picks for 3 picks. However this isn't necessary as long as you maintain at least 20 picks at all times to fill up a complete roster.

ALL trades must be sent in to a commissioner and be accepted before being allowed to post the trade.

Failure to send in a trade before posting it will result in a veto.

Rosters

Please remember that I believe you can pick ANYONE that is listed in NHL 12 for your roster.

However since the draft is only 20 rounds if you want to pick someone like Brayden Schenn (who may need more time in the AHL) you can't pick them and send them to the AHL. You're roster consists of the 20 players you pick in the fantasy draft. They can't be sent anywhere else for more seasoning.

Also, when filling out your rosters please make sure the lineup you write down is exactly how you want it because that's how I'm going to put the lines into NHL 12.

Miscellaneous Information

The salary cap ceiling will be million.

Teams may exceed the salary cap ceiling by no more than 10% during the drafting process, but must be cap compliant prior to the start of the season.

Please exclude any bonus cushions when putting together your rosters. Just focus on the cap hit.

You will have control over your teams' real life minor league farm system.

Since the draft will take place during the season, upon completion of the draft I will quick sim up to that day so we can get caught up. From that point on I will try to provide daily "Around the League" posts of standings, games/outcome, injuries, point leaders, etc.

I have some unfortunate news, but it might not be as bad as I thought.

I originally intended on doing this in a dynasty mode so we could let the game grow and the players develop, however I found some issues with only controlling one team. I was able to find a way to get all the rosters to match the fantasy draft results but then I didn't take into account the CPU might make trades that I have no control over the other 29 teams.

The good news is, since I said that we would be simming only one day at a time to go along with the NHL season (while I provide daily updates), this would take us towards the end of the season, we can do the offseason on these boards, and then if people want to we can do a season mode in NHL 13. So the players will still have developed based on EA's new ratings, and it would very closely follow the NHL schedule. I think that that would be a good idea.

Alright well it's not looking good guys. I was hoping for more turnout but that doesn't seem to be the case.

I will see where we stand tomorrow when I get home from work and decide if it's something I want to invest time in because unfortunately a lot of people I counted on to take part in the game don't really seem to interested in it.

I will give you guys a heads up where we stand tomorrow, after I see if we get any turnout tonight into tomorrow.